Where does “lemmenruoka” come from?

lemmenruoka (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoka, from Proto-Finnic rooka, from Proto-Germanic rōkō — care, attention.

lemmenruoka (Finnish): aphrodisiac food believed to arouse or intensify sexual desire

Definitions

  1. aphrodisiac food believed to arouse or intensify sexual desire

Ancestry of “lemmenruoka”, step by step

lemmenruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention

via Finnish Lempi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLempi(erotic) love
2Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
3Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth
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